Monday, November 22, 2010

United Colors Of Benetton Quilted Blazer

From the pages of a Japanese mag (Leon? Men's Precious? Men's Ex?) to the back of a friend to a glowing recommendation to my closet - that's how lots of my purchases have panned out recently. And none have worked out better than a new quilted blazer I just picked up from United Colors of Benetton. Quilted blazers are pretty awesome, but are always tough to find and are always expensive as hell. Well, if you can locate a United Colors of Benetton near you (sorry, no online shop for these Italians) all your quilted dreams may very well come true. Be wary, however, as not all Benetton retail spots carry their men's line (I'm looking at you, Charlotte). This particular jacket is on sale for around $150 depending on sales tax and may even drop lower. The Benetton I went to didn't even have these on the floor. My assumption is that these guys overstated the sophistication of their customer (Club Monaco syndrome) and the result is a bunch of extra units nobody wants. So take advantage. Bottom line: this jacket is worth every cent and I've been wearing it nonstop since I picked it up this past weekend. Conveniently listed pros and cons can be found below.

Anon @12:47- Jackets from brands like Lands End Canvas and LL Bean Signature feature working button holes on jackets half the price of this one. With surgeon cuffs being all the rage on off the rack jackets these days I was actually surprised to see them omitted.

Also, this jacket was ON SALE for $150, so it's an expectation based on the original retail price.

Saw the J. Lindeberg quilted jacket on sale on Gilt today and after seeing this post and checking out looks to put together with a quilted jacket, I copped it. Haha. This is gunna be sick.BAM! http://us.asos.com/J-Lindeberg-J-Lindeberg-Rumble-Patch-Tweed-Quilted-Blazer/tjgqb/?iid=1210565&cid=4009&sh=0&pge=1&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Grey%2fBeige

And as for working button holes on jackets, I'd prefer if they didn't have them, since it makes adjusting the sleeve almost impossible, and sleeves never fit my shortass arms. I saw a beautiful camel-colored wool three-patch-pocket jacket at Club Monaco the other day but I didn't pull the trigger 'cause of the surgeon cuffs.

allen is right about RTW jackets with functional buttonholes on the sleeves. It's basically roulette for arm length. That's why Caruso and Isaia put their buttons in a bag with thread and don't finish the sleeves. Your tailor can subtract or add length as necessary and then cut buttonholes at the right length.

If your arms of short, taking them up at the shoulder is expensive and only can help so much. If your arms are long you might be able to add length at the bottom, but the sleeves are then going to have a lot of material between the hem and the bottom button making it look unbalanced.

Sorry for the delay - I was out in the real world talking to human beings and making money. Not living in my parents basement jerking off to pictures of Alden shoes and Nick Wooster. Don't catch your dick in your Tellason zipper when your finished. Cocksuckers.

C'mon Kicklighter, we know you were really searching the internet for home remedies on how to make the patches on that scraggly beard of yours fill in. You look like a pediphile. I'm begging you to do the residents of the south a favor and wrap your lips around the barrel of a Beretta stat. At least your last memory, that of sucking a cold, hard shaft will be familiar.